Méabh Ní Fhuartháin

Dr Méabh Ní Fhuartháin is Head of Irish Studies at the Centre for Irish Studies, University of Galway.

Karan Casey's Revolutionary Women
Singer Karan Casey recently performed her one-woman theatrical song cycle 'The Women, We Will Rise' at the Everyman Theatre in Cork. Méabh Ní Fhuartháin reviews.
Charting a Period of Extraordinary Change in Irish Traditional Music
Cork University Press has recently published a third edition of the landmark 'Companion to Irish Traditional Music' edited by Fintan Vallely. Méabh Ní Fhuartháin reviews.
Exploring the Rich Musical World of Céilí Band Competition
Fiddle player Philip Duffy has recently published a substantial volume on the history of senior céilí band winners at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann from the beginnings in 1951 right up to recent times. Méabh Ní Fhuartháin reviews.
Irish Folk Music Studies/Éigse Cheol Tíre, Volumes 5-6, 1986-2001
A review of the most recent issue of Irish Folk Music Studies/Éigse Cheol Tíre.